Not the shadow of you,
or the convenient parts of you,
but the WHOLE of you.
All the parts that don’t make sense…
except, keep reading, because they do.
I see the anxiety that often accompanies high performance,
the wildness that is — and always has been — at your core,
the HEART of you that overflows with love and also — at times — worry,
the EMPATHY that you wish you could turn off,
the DREAMS that won’t stop knocking at your door.
I see the SOUL of you that is brimming with hope,
your mind that is saturated with — and still producing — ideas. I see the burden of the BIG goals, the ones that you wonder about…. “Are they too much?”
And I see the determined resolve when the realization hits,
that YES… the dreams are too much,
and yet,
they’re yours to make a reality ANYWAY.
I see your optimism,
your patience AND your impatience.
I see the wrestling match going on as you navigate the balance of bringing what is SO ALIVE in you to life “in the real world.”
I see you dancing to music only you can hear.
I see you believing…
and at other times,
struggling to believe.
I see the FOMO you’re having,
and the questioning going on…
when you wonder,
Is it FOMO?
Or am I saying NO to my soul right now?
Am I being wise or playing it safe?
Am I standing tall, or just standing still?
Am I making excuses…
Or am I just stating facts?
Note: We make decisions first and then RATIONALIZE them. When you first got hit with that decision to make, did the idea of saying yes LIGHT YOUR SOUL UP? If so, friend… it’s something to pay attention to. When you said NO, or as you wait to come up with an answer, do you have peace? Or are you still thinking about it…. ignoring it out of the corner of your eye?
I know these things,
I see these things,
because I live them myself.
So, it’s EASY to see you,
and I know why others don’t.
Because you and I,
the driven ones,
the outrageous ones,
the ones who are “too much,”
live in the world between worlds.
That’s how we see each other and often feel like our SOULS aren’t seen by anyone else…. not fully, not truly.
The world between worlds,
where we’re not quite here and we’re not quite there.
We’re not just Living in today,
we’re LOVING today,
but also our minds, our souls
are living in the potential of tomorrow.
It’s not that we’re discontent with life or the world, it’s that we’ve seen so much more, FUTURE realities have been revealed to us, ENTRUSTED to us… to usher in.
We call them dreams or goals.
Like MLK had a “dream.”
Only, let’s not kid ourselves.
MLK’s dream wasn’t a dream.
it was an assignment.
He wasn’t pursuing some SMART goal.
He was in the world between worlds.
In that delicate space that NO ONE understood,
in that dance between the future reality that had been entrusted to HIM to usher in…
and the reality that everyone else saw.
The world between worlds is our playground.
What we do here,
matters.
So, don’t sell yourself short.
Don’t waste time shrinking back. Don’t stand still.
Don’t hold back.
Don’t say NO, when you should say YES.
Don’t walk when the situation calls for a run.
Move mountains. Slay dragons.
and do what you came to do.
Until then, I’ll see you in that other space my friend. Where all of our FUTURE REALITIES are taking shape, being conceived, nurtured and birthed
Also, do you KNOW your message REQUIRES DEMANDS a national stage? a world stage? Say YES… and meet me in NYC to hob nob with the top decision makers from the top media outlets in the country.
Don’t stay home.
You will NEVER get this opportunity
to be in THIS room with
THIS media again.
You are ready now. (And You know it.)
So, Atlas, don’t shrug.
America needs what you’re selling. And there’s NOTHING like media to bring it to them. Message me for details!
